What Is Social Anxiety Disorder?
AdultsHumanPsychologyRelationships...Social Anxiety Disorder is real. What happens when you have it?
What Being Bullied Actually Does To You
AdultsHumanPsychologySelf...Triangle Bob used to be my bully, but more recently I've been bullying him. What happens to people when they get bullied?
Every Kid Needs A Champion
TeachersPsychologyRelationshipsTeacher Cafe...Great Ted Talk for any teacher. Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn from people they don't like. A rousing call to educators to believe in their students and actually connect with them on a real, human, personal level.
Bullying Prevention
TeachersPsychologyRelationshipsTeacher CafeIdeas in a recently published study, focusing on giving students a chance to speak about school connection, peer mistreatment and student and adult actions.
Dealing with Challenging Students
TeachersRelationshipsTeacher CafeEducation...A quick review of of strategies that can be used to deal with challenging students in the classroom. In the article by Mark Boynton and Christine Boynton you will read about relationship, academic and disciplinary strategies.
Classic ice breakers you can use with all learners
TeachersSpeakingTeacher CafeEducation...Ice breakers have the ability to help students become comfortable and establish a positive learning environment. In the article, there are five old favourites that work to get any class energized.
When Social and Emotional Learning Is Key to College Success
TeachersRelationshipsTeacher CafeEducation...While test scores can predict academic success, self-management and relationship skills may better prepare students to thrive and graduate.
5 Epiphanies for Reaching the Unreachable Learner
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationRelationshipsRamy Mahmoud, a Secondary Science teacher and university lecturer describes his experiences with reaching his unreachable student. From the start, he was defiant. Until 5 epiphanies created understanding between them.
Engaging The Invisible Student
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationMental Health...There are a number of factors that might make a student fly under the radar. It's important that the teacher uses classroom management techniques to get to know this student, learn what makes them tick, and understands where they are coming from. It is also important that the teacher not try to change who their student is.
Building Positive Relationships
TeachersRelationshipsTeacher CafeEducationWhen teachers get to know their students, they can make better decisions about the curriculum, instructional strategies, classroom management, and assessment. Here are a few ways to maintain positive student-teacher relationships.
How to spot a liar | Pamela Meyer
AdultsRelationshipsSocietyOn any given day we're lied to from 10 to 200 times, and the clues to detect those lie can be subtle and counter-intuitive.
Pink Shirt Day takes a stand against bullying
AdultsCultureRelationshipsSociety...Today thousands of people across Canada will be wearing bright pink shirts. Pink Shirt Day, initiated by Vancouver-based radio station CKNW, is a day where participants across the country wear pink to raise awareness about bullying.
Why We Pick Difficult Partners
AdultsPsychologyRelationshipsSocietyIn theory, we're nowadays allowed to get together with pretty much anyone we like. And yet, at a psychological level, we aren't free to love just any suitable person. We have a type - and strangely and awkwardly, these types are often not those who stand a chance of making us maximally happy.
I Got Popular...And It Changed Me
AdultsSelfSocietyMental Health...Isaiah had never been cool or popular. He was known as strange, the weird kid - the weirdo - and he stuck to himself. The mean girls and popular kids didn't help his shyness, really hurt his self-esteem, and so, after middle school, he was determined to make high school different.
Why We Feel Lonely and Odd
AdultsHumanPsychologyMental Health...We feel lonely and odd because we mistakenly assume that the kind of thoughts and fears we have will have no echo in other people. They do; it's just we haven't found a way to speak to one another honestly about who we are.
I Confessed to My Crush - Love Story or Epic Fail?
AdultsArtRelationshipsLoveZarina and her best friend Alicia were just hanging out on a Summer day, just before school started. Typical teenage girls, they were busy on snapchat. Zarina was particularly interested in this one boy - a hockey player - and she had a huge crush on him. Of all the boys in her school, he was her favorite, her school crush.
The Importance of Vulnerability
AdultsPsychologyRelationshipsSelf...We often imagine that what will win us friends and esteem is strength. But surprisingly, it's vulnerability that's at the core of friendship and likeability. This is an invitation to make friends with one's own weaknesses.
I Talked Behind My Best Friend's Back
AdultsRelationshipsSocietyFriendshipWhen Shannon first got to her new school in third grade, she was on her own, lonely, and the other kids seemed to think she was weird - until, finally, she met a great group of girls - five of them - and they all became the best of friends.
Overcoming Hate - YouTuber KARIM's Story
AdultsPsychologyRelationshipsCulture...YouTuber Karim (AreWeFamousNow, KUKU) is an amazing and powerful voice for peace and understanding, calling social injustices out and fighting for tolerance - making a real difference.
Intimidated by a College Bully
AdultsRelationshipsSocietyEducationWhen you leave middle school and high school behind, you expect that bullying, fear and intimidation are in the past. When you get to college, you expect that people will be open-minded, compassionate and mature. Unfortunately this in not always the case. It certainly wasn't for Omar.